OSR Glut - Time to Move On?

Biggus Geekus

Episode 134 of our SHOW, and the date is Tuesday April 11,2023. (J) Main Topic: OSR Glut…time to Move on OneDnd (now just 5th edition revised in 2024) is looking to be leaning to virtual RPGPundit: https://youtu.be/VqL9bi0bdlA?t=603 (time stamped) Dungeon Masterpiece (old one) : https://youtu.be/4wlSCwp_JVA Forget the OSR? Oversaturated? https://retroroleplaying.com/2011/08/long-list-of-old-school-games-and-clones/ Another clone: Shadowdark, Swords & Wizardry, etc? Legacy Gamemastering commented: https://youtu.be/qBK1ya0atac Can the masses be captured by OSR clones? Don’t we need something new? We have leave woke companies alone: Hasbro/Wotc, Paizo, Goodman games, Pelgrane press 2nd ed 13th age: https://robheinsoo.blogspot.com/2022/08/13th-age-2e-same-core-team.html Is this not the time to strike? DnD Movie: Does streaming it support WoTC/Does it even matter? Is watching the DnD movie via streaming putting $ in Hasbro/WoTC’s pocket? Do/Should you care if it’s good? Doesn’t look like it’s is going to break even: https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/04/03/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-predicted-to-be-a-flop-despite-better-opening-weekend-box-office-haul-than-originally-predicted/ Shadiversity https://youtu.be/a8yOIB8-9VI Critical Drinker : https://youtu.be/xFmLlpsD6EM Greg Gillespie(author of Barrowmaze): https://youtu.be/MaelKOjzA3o DungeonCraft(Prof DM): https://youtu.be/whWtgc3PwTo A Cabin Con Moment - Less than one month out. - What are we doing about it? - A couple of new faces - How many games/DMs do we need? With 20 people total and 3 slots/day - 4 games of 5 players each day Th-Sat and Sunday one slot. - Survey Results: How many games(adventure) do you usually prep for CC as a DM? How many times do you like to run that game(adventure) over the 4-day weekend? How many slots per day do you like to play? How many slots in total would you like to play over the four days? Would you stay to 4p-6p to play a 2nd slot on Sunday? Segment #4: Random Geek-itude Call Ins and Emails Report from Big Geek Land Big Geek Con: September 22-23, 2023 Saginaw MICHIGAN Shameless Plug Time: If you would like to support our show, please like, subscribe, and share us where you are listening or viewing the show. We are on all the socials, video and podcast places as well. Cash Support PayPal: https://paypal.me/biggusgeekus Streamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/biggusgeekus1/tip Anchor: https://www.anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/biggusgeekus Patreon: https://patreon.com/BiggusGeekus On the Web: Website: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com Email: [email protected] Big Geek Emporium: https://biggeekemporium.com/